Thursday, October 22, 2015

“Purple Light Nights®” Partner City of Hyattsville Lights Up

Upper
Marlboro, MD… The City of Hyattsville, a partner in this year’s “Purple Light Nights®” community
campaign to raise awareness and a unified voice against domestic violence
during Domestic Violence Month in October bathed its City Administration/
Police Department building in purple light.

Of the city’s
participation in the campaign, Police Chief Doug Holland said, “As law
enforcement we always hope for an opportunity to prevent a crime from
happening. We completely agree with the goal of awareness as a tool of
prevention because the more citizens know about domestic violence, the more
likely they are to urge a victim or an abuser to seek help. And, we think our Administration and HPD
building looks pretty awesome in purple and more importantly delivers a
powerful and important message.”

“Chief
Holland and the City of Hyattsville are good partners with whom we share common
goals for the safety and well-being of the members of the community. We’re
delighted the city joined the Purple Light Nights campaign and we look forward
to working with them throughout the year,” said Sheriff Melvin High.

The Office
of the Sheriff launched “Purple Light Nights®” in Maryland in 2014, connecting
Prince George’s County and the state with a list of cities and counties in over
30 states, and in Canada and 18 villages in Guam. The Purple Light Nights name
and logo are approved Federal trademarks of the Covington Domestic Violence
Task Force.